Senior Executive – Environmental (WWTP/Water Infrastructure)

Senior Executive – Environmental (WWTP/Water Infrastructure)

Title: Project Executive Construction - water and wastewater infrastructure

Bonus: performance-based bonuses tied to company and project profitability.

Type: Full Time, Exempt.

Reports to: Director or VP.

Do you have ambition to advance into construction leadership and company management? Are you a WELL PROVEN and driving project manager who is ready to advance in executive project management and work alongside executive leadership while also leading multiple projects and teams? Do you have deep experience with MEP, piping, and complex wastewater and water infrastructure construction? Do you have a desire to grow in a company with an award-winning culture and a seriously bright future of growth and expansion? THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY!

Who You Are

• A highly tenured Senior Project Manager or existing PX with direct, hands-on experience

delivering water and wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and water infrastructure projects

• Proven leader on complex, high-dollar municipal or industrial water projects, with full

responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, risk, and client relationships.

• Ambitious to grow into executive ranks.

• Coachable.

• Experienced operating in technically complex environments involving process equipment,

mechanical systems, controls, electrical, civil, and structural work.

What You Bring

• Emotional intelligence so you can be coached on our construction processes as well as receiving

leadership coaching every month.

• Well-rounded experience with water and wastewater treatment plants/facilities, towers, tanks,

pump stations, instrumentation, large HVAC, complex electrical, large equipment installation,

heavy and large road or concrete work, etc.

• Deep understanding of construction processes, documentation, project scheduling and controls,

and contractual requirements across the full project lifecycle.

• Strong command of project financials, including budget development, cost control, forecasting,

and change management.

• Thorough working knowledge of contracts, with a disciplined approach to fiduciary

responsibility and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Uphold and model ACC’s Mission, Thematic Goals, Core Values, and professionalism standards

across all projects and interactions.

• Lead the most complex and higher value construction projects.

• Deep dive into details when the team is struggling, sharing your experience to solve the problem

while also coaching and developing the team so they can do it in the future.

• Lead multiple project teams ensuring no slippage of work schedules and budgets to deliver the

targeted profit.

• Work closely with senior executives for management of the department and teams.

• 100% understand the contracts and how to manage all projects with the contracts.

• 100% own the client/developer relationship to optimize the project while balancing contract

fiduciary duties to correctly protect for company profits and deliver the project.

• Must have high ability to catch mistakes or misses by the team, conduct deep dive research to

know the issues, develop a solution that is aligned with the contract and potential legal

outcomes, and then to delegate the actions for solving it while also ensuring accountability of all

parties working the solutions.

• Must be able to consistently deliver profitable projects while not letting errors go unchecked

while also concurrently developing staff to grow and stay ahead of those issues.

• Must be able to professionally work upstream with Estimating, providing inputs and at times

doing portions of the Estimate to help the capacity of the company and landing work.

• Lead planning, scheduling, and execution of municipal water and wastewater treatment plant

(WWTP) and water infrastructure projects, in compliance with public-sector contract

requirements (AIA / EJCDC-based agreements) and accountable for full project delivery from

notice to proceed through final acceptance and closeout.

• Must have high proficiency in end-to-end schedule writing and project planning.

• Manage procurement and early buyout, aligning long-lead equipment, materials, and

subcontractors with schedule, funding constraints, and contract requirements.

• Ensure strict adherence to safety standards.

• Own complete project financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, requisitions,

change orders, and cost control, ensuring compliance with municipal contract terms and

achievement of margin targets.

• Ensure full compliance with contractual, technical, and design requirements, including drawings,

specifications, permits, and regulatory approvals.

• Manage and maintain professional owner, engineer, and inspector relationships, resolving

issues efficiently and in accordance with contract documents.

• Lead and coordinate subcontractors and field operations in partnership with the

Superintendent, ensuring productivity, schedule adherence, on-going quality, punch list

execution, and achievement of substantial and final completion.

• In partnership with the supporting team, own and maintain all project documentation and

controls, including RFIs, submittals, logs, meeting minutes, reporting, and closeout

documentation.

Education, Training, Key Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or work equivalent with demonstrated proficiency in software applications,

construction processes, math requirements, etc.

• Must have good math skills: such as basic algebra, construction partial geometry and

trigonometry, and standard practical math for fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.

• Proven leadership examples.

• Proven skill in developing subordinate staff.

• High proficiency in end-to-end schedule writing and project planning.

• Drafting familiarity.

• High proficiency with computers.

• Proficient with Procore.

• Proficient with Microsoft Project Scheduling or Primavera 6.

• High proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools, especially Excel.

• High proficiency with typing and writing skills.

• High-level of people skills: to manage clients, work with leadership, partner with

superintendents, and drive foremen and work crews.

• Basic skills for machinery utilization.

• OSHA and safety certifications for construction.

• Driver’s license with a clean record is required.

• Experience in working with power tools.

• Reliable Transportation.

Work Environment

• Office environment for desk responsibilities.

• Exposure to outside weather and elements on the construction site.

• Infrequent lifting may be required, with 30 pounds unassisted.

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Schedule

• Monday to Friday. Infrequent Saturday support.

• Daytime schedule aligned with project team.

• Expected hours: 50hrs a week or more.

Language: English (Required), nice to have is Spanish

Benefits

• 401(K) employer matching

• Health Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Paid Time Off

• Career advancement opportunities and program

• Supplemental pay types: Bonus opportunities

Work Location

• This role will mostly work out of the headquarters in Hartford, CT

• Averaging 1-3 days a week commuting to job sites that may be in West and South